England's Beautiful Women, published by Bassano Ltd, 1909
61 Portraits in set
The Gallery holds over 40,000 negatives taken by the Bassano studio between the 1870s and 1950s. The firm was founded by Alexander Bassano in 1850 in Regent Street, London. The studio moved three times later to Old Bond Street in 1876, Dover Street in 1920 and then to Pimlico in 1974, where it still operates. The firm donated the bulk of the gallery's collection in 1974 when it made its last move to Pimlico. In 1996 two further selection of negatives were acquired, namely much of the work taken by Alexander Bassano himself from the 1870s to the early 1900s and a further 5,000 negatives of mainly theatrical subjects (from 1903-1939) which were presented by John Culme.
Mary Theresa Olivia ('Daisy') (née Cornwallis-West), Princess of Pless
by Lafayette
photogravure, 1897
NPG Ax161374
by Lallie Charles
photogravure, 1900s
NPG Ax161332
by W. & D. Downey
photogravure, 9 August 1902
NPG Ax161330
Ruth Evelyn Burns (née Cavendish-Bentinck)
by Alice Hughes
photogravure, mid 1900s
NPG Ax161337
Hannah Mary Barry (née Hainsworth)
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, 1906
NPG Ax161338
Lila Lucy Catherine Mary (née White), Lady Abinger
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161331
Monica Lilly (née de la Pasture), Lady Bullough
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161333
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston (née Radmall) when Lady Byron
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161334
Muriel Helen Florence Beckett (née Paget)
by Rita Martin
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161335
Ethel Louise, Lady Forbes-Leith of Fyvie
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161336
Mary Howe (née Curzon), Countess Howe
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161339
Margaret Etienne Hannah ('Peggy') Crewe-Milnes (née Primrose), Marchioness of Crewe
by Lallie Charles
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161340
Joan Marion (née Nevill), Marchioness of Camden
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161341
Ismay Lucretia Mary (née Preston), Lady Ninian Crichton-Stuart
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161342
Phyllis Crossley (née de Bathe), Lady Somerleyton
by Rita Martin
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161343
Laura Pearson; Phyllis Crossley (née de Bathe), Lady Somerleyton
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161344
Dorothy Alice Margaret Augusta Primrose (née Grosvenor), Countess Rosebery
by Rita Martin
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161345
Lorna Katherine Dick (née Curzon) (later Countess Howe)
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161346
Violet Anne Blanche Dunville (née Lambart)
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161347
Gracy Emily (née Maple), Baroness von Eckardstein
by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161348